{"nrhp_refnum":"79002330","name":"Stewart, John, Houses","other_names":[],"category":"building","location":{"address":"1020--1028 Spruce St.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Philadelphia","county":"Philadelphia","state":"PA","lat":39.94605883000003,"lon":-75.15893518699994,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1979-11-20","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Architecture"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A row of five Italianate rowhouses at 1020 through 1028 Spruce Street on the south side of the street in Center City Philadelphia, built c. 1870-73 as a development by architect John Stewart.","why_significant":"The nomination argues the houses show a transition between older anti-bellum design and newer neo-grec ornament, reflecting the conservative taste of Philadelphia's social elite. It also ties the row to Stewart's career as a builder and architect and to the Sloan partnership. The stenciled and painted interior decoration of 1022 Spruce Street is described as especially notable.","narrative":"Five rowhouses at 1020 through 1028 Spruce Street in Center City Philadelphia were built around 1870 to 1873 by the architect John Stewart, who bought the five lots in 1870 and financed the work with a loan of $61,000 from Charles Clampitt. Henry Phillippi, a carpenter, is named as the contractor. Stewart died near the end of the project, and the houses were sold at sheriff sale for his estate by 1874. The houses are basically Italianate, with flat facades, classical dormers, and drip moldings, but their neo-grec carved doorway ornament marks a shift toward newer styles. Their interiors include marble-lined vestibules, carved newels, and side-hall plans with paired stoops. The painted interior at 1022 Spruce Street, with flower patterns and neo-grec motifs on a golden cream ground, was uncovered and partly preserved. The houses are also valued for their role in the Philadelphia streetscape and for documenting Stewart's late work.","period_of_significance":"c. 1870-73","architect_builder":"John Stewart (architect); Henry Phillippi (contractor)","architectural_style":"Italianate","criteria":[],"status_note":"Some of the buildings were unoccupied at the time of nomination and have since been occupied.","vacant_flag":null,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-haiku-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.1-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 17:11:32.813864-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_PA/79002330.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/79002330/9fda09a71c-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/79002330/9fda09a71c-1600.webp","licence":"Public domain","author":"Smallbones","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:1022_Spruce_Philly.JPG\" rel=\"noopener\">Smallbones</a>, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons","source_page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:1022_Spruce_Philly.JPG"},"district":{"nrhp_refnum":"84003563","name":"Washington Square West Historic District","url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/districts/pennsylvania/washington-square-west-historic-district-84003563/"},"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/71997400","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Stewart_Houses_(Philadelphia,_Pennsylvania)","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q6259173"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/pennsylvania/philadelphia/stewart-john-houses-79002330/"}